"Stranger by the Lake"

Muhammad 2022-04-01 08:01:02

As I said in my review of "The Beautiful City", some films can only be made in Italy, and some films can only be captured by the French. Although I personally don't like to talk all over, but after watching the movie, I really feel that this is the most perfect gay-themed movie I've ever seen.

How does Alain Guiraudie, in a simple and special environment, with a minimal number of characters, and in a direct and natural lens, show this group's concerns about nature, society, The attributes of human nature and emotion are really admirable. It has to be said that the sex and the subsequent murder are indispensable, and the film is not much different from other films of the same quality if it lacks any point.

From the moral responsibility of several main characters, the metaphors in the lines, the ingenious combination of subjective shots and fixed shots, all can be read again and again. This is not a grandstanding, nor is it as casual as his own pictures convey, everything is strictly precise but full of artistic talent.

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Stranger by the Lake quotes

  • Henri: Are you married?

    Franck: No.

    Henri: But you live with a woman?

    Franck: No, I'm gay.

    Henri: You only sleep with men?

    Franck: [smiles] Can we speak frankly?

    Henri: It's unusual.

    Franck: What is?

    Henri: Guys who sleep together, sure, but they've got a wife or girlfriend. Guys who are gay - I mean, really gay - are pretty rare.

  • Franck: [smitten by Michel] I really like him.

    Henri: [warily] He does have a nice body.

    Franck: It's typical. The guys I like are always taken.